Landforms
Human Geog
History
Physical Europe
grab bag
100
Which island nation is part of the region of Scandinavia and politically Europe, but geographically part of North America?
Iceland
100
Historically, Southern Europe practices this type of Christianity
Roman Catholic
100
What are two traditionally important crops SPECIFIC to the Mediterranean?
Olives and grapes
100
What river long river runs through most of Europe and dumps into the Black Sea?
The Danube
100
Which strait separates Europe and Africa ? (triple)
Strait of Gibraltar
200
What are two countries on the Iberian Peninsula?
Portugal and Spain
200
Baptist, Methodist, Evangelical and Presbytarianism are considered this major branch of Christianity.
Protestantism
200
What denomination of Church broke away from Roman Catholic Church during the Middle Ages, and spread across Eastern Europe?
Eastern Orthodox
200
Which mountain range separates Europe and Asia in Russia?
Urals
200
What is a country is regionally "Western European"?
Europe, Switzerland, France, Ireland, etc
300
Name two of the three countries that make up the "low countries" region of Benelux.
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
300
Protestant Christianity originated in this part of Europe
Northern Europe
300
What is typically the basis of nationalities?
shared culture
300
Why mountain range separates France and Spain?
Pyrenees Mountains
300
What are the capitals of the UK, France, Greece, and Italy?
London
Paris
Athens
Rome
400
What PENINSULA is home to the Vikings and Ikea?
Scandanavian
400
English, Dutch, Danish and Swedish are all _________ based languages
Germanic based languages
400
At Galipolli in WWI, Allied forces tried to take back this Major strait that connects shipping routes from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea
The Dardanelles
400
Which sea separates Europe and Africa?
Mediterranean Sea
400
What are the name of two straits that connect the Mediterranean (Aegean) Sea to the Black Sea?
Dardanelles/Bosporus
500
Where are most of the major cities in Europe built?
On rivers and coastlines.
500
Most of Europe's languages belong to this language family.
Indo-European
500
How did the Dutch create more farming space in their country? (Name at least two ways)
Built dikes, drained land, reclaimed land from the sea.
500
What major physical feature NOT in Southern Europe affects the climate OF Southern Europe?
The Alps
500
What European region is primarily grassland and is considered the "bread basket" of Europe?
Northern European Plain